Pearl Strand Shorteners

Has anybody used a pearl shortener? Here's the one I'm interested in http://www.pearlparadise.com/detail.aspx?ID=415.
I was wondering if this shortener would scratch my pearls. If anybody knows of any other pearl shorteners, please let me know.
I have 2 strands of black pearls. One is Tahitian from Elaine and the other is dyed FW baroque from Jeremy. They both have the same length and I want to wear them together as a double strand necklace from time to time. The only way I can think of is to shorten one of the strands using a shortener.

I have this shortener from PP and it does work beajutifully as long as the pearls are not too large. It says up to 9,5 mm but I get trouble when having pearls larger than 8,5 mm. Then it is almost impossible to close it without scratching the pearl.

However, Jeremy recommended to ask Kirsten if larger shorteners are available and there are other vendors who have shorteners for large pearls, I think a PG:er told me that Rio Grande sells them.

Call them or give them an email and you will find one that suits your pearls. For all the smaller sizes the shortener works well, I have 2 of them, if you have a rope or 2 very long necklaces, You can?t make it with just 1!

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Hi SpaceNeedle,

I too have the pearl shortener from PP. It works very nicely with pearls smaller than 8mm. I agree with Inge about having difficulty closing it for larger pearls. I bought a larger one at Bellafindings.com. It is item # 2673 on their website, which currently has no picture nor description when you click on the item.

Has anybody used a pearl shortener? Here's the one I'm interested in http://www.pearlparadise.com/detail.aspx?ID=415.
I was wondering if this shortener would scratch my pearls. If anybody knows of any other pearl shorteners, please let me know.
I have 2 strands of black pearls. One is Tahitian from Elaine and the other is dyed FW baroque from Jeremy. They both have the same length and I want to wear them together as a double strand necklace from time to time. The only way I can think of is to shorten one of the strands using a shortener.